Iran condemns CENTCOM claim on Minab school as “Baseless Lie”

(Tehran Ana)- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei called the U.S. Central Command’s justification for the Minab School strike a fabrication and a distortion of the February 28 attack that killed over 170 students and teachers.

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“The claim by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) that the targeted Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab was located within a ‘missile launch facility’ is a baseless fabrication and an appalling lie,” Baqaei wrote on his X account on Wednesday.

“This shameless distortion is a clear attempt to obscure the severe reality of the 28 February missile attacks, which resulted in the tragic slaughtering of over 170 school children and their teachers,” he added.

The diplomat noted that targeting an active educational institution during school hours constitutes a grave violation of international humanitarian law and is a clear war crime.

“The civilian nature of the site cannot be obscured by technical misrepresentations,” Baqaei stated.

“The military commanders and United States authorities responsible for ordering and executing this catastrophic assault must be held fully accountable under international law,” he reiterated.

Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school was bombed on February 28, the first day of the US-Israeli war of aggression on Iran. About 170 people, including 120 students, were killed in the airstrike.